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Moon7296 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

There are VS two apples are on....

1. There are two apples on the desk.

2. Two apples are on the desk.


Q1) What's the difference between the two?

Q2) What's the original sentence of #1? (or how can "there" be treated? I know i"there" is different from the locative meaning.)

  

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moon7296 Q1) What's the difference between the two? They express the same thought. There is no difference except the grammatical construction used to express that thought.

  • moon7296 Q1) What's the difference between the two?
  • They express the same thought.
  • There is no difference except the grammatical construction used to express that thought.
  • moon7296 Q2) What's the original sentence of #1?
  • #1 IS the original sentence, isn't it?
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moon7296Q1) What's the difference between the two?

They express the same thought. There is no difference except the grammatical construction used to express that thought.

moon7296Q2) What's the original sentence of #1?

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